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" I think the whole thing is: If it makes sense in your head, the audience will go along with it. "
Domhnall Gleeson
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" The whole idea with acting is that you take some risks. And if you take some risks, you're really going to mess up sometimes. But it's not OK to mess up a movie; it's not OK to do that just so you can improve as an actor. But film-making takes a little bit of risk in every department. "
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" My father is just getting better and better, and that speaks so well of the way he approaches the work. "
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" I watched a couple of films I was in and thought, 'Those are pretty close to what we wanted them to be. I feel actually weirdly OK with it all. I can still see flaws in what I'm doing, but I think I delivered. I think I improved the film with my presence.' "
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" I like films that are gritty and hard-hitting and suspenseful. Thrillers, too. "
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" Doesn't matter if I'm right or wrong - if I'm hungry or hot, I'm probably arguing with someone about something. Especially if that someone is rude. "
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" 'Black Mirror,' I read that, and I had another offer for a movie at the same time that was a bigger movie, an actual film as opposed to TV, but I said, 'No, it has to be Black Mirror.' And it hadn't been sold to Netflix, hadn't gone abroad at that point - but it's just good work - that's all there is to it. "
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" I'd seen my dad on stage, and that was fine, but the real excitement was - that was my dad. Even now, when I see his films, he's always my favourite person in the movie. "
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" I got very lucky with 'Harry Potter.' I got that role because I'm a ginger! Red hair was my only qualification! "
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" I think everybody's got their insecurities and hang-ups. Everybody! Unless you're an idiot. "
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" The idea of having dreams that don't come true is really terrifying. "
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" The worst thing as an actor is when you're not getting opportunities to try and show what you can do; the best thing is when you get material that really lets you express something and that you're excited about. "
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" I'm a pessimist by nature, so it's always the worst things that come to mind first whenever you make a decision or have a decision to make. "
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" I worked with the Coen brothers, which had been a dream of mine. "
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" Has anybody seen 'The Notebook' and not cried? I don't know, I don't know if that's the case. It sort of hangs around for a while. "
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" The Coen brothers are amazing; they're special. "
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" I'd been very certain about not wanting to do the acting thing because of my father. I thought I'd always have the father-son thing of 'He got you the part.' "
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" Conventionally handsome is not really where I'm at. "
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" Angelina Jolie is just an extremely talented, generous, nice person to be around and to work with. "
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" It was when I was on stage that I realized that acting could be such a brilliant job. "
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" There's so many good comic actors that you just take the best of and try and run with it yourself. Try and bring a little bit of yourself to it, too. "
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" I find looking forward scary because you might die. "
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" I like Philip Larkin an awful lot; I really like his view on life, and I really connect to it. "
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" Really, all I worry about is the work in hand. "
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" I've gotten work based on how I look, and I've not gotten work based on how I look. It's all good. "
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" Everyone talks about how we're on our phones all the time, but the fact remains that when I'm away on a film set for two months, I can Skype my family. I remember the phone calls my parents had to make when my dad was away for a while when I was younger - that once-a-week expensive phone call! The time pressure on talking to your father! "
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" Going home, spending time with the family, I feel they're my friends as well, all of them. I look forward to meeting any one of them for a coffee, and when we all get together, I just love it. "
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" I stand to learn more working as an actor with really talented people than I do by directing a feature. "
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" I'm a little bit drifty. I'm a little bit all over the place. "
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" I did like 'Star Wars' when I was a kid. I saw the prequels first; I didn't see the full original films first all the way through. "
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